Combined dress-suit case and locker



T. W. KING. COMBINED DRESS SUIT CASE AND LOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7. |918.

Patented J une 22, 1920.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, I9I8.

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I. W. KING.

COMBINED DRESS SUIT CASE AND LOCKER. APPLICATION FILED Nov I, IQIII.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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THOMAS W. KING,KOF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK..

'COMBINED DRESS-SUIT CASE AND LOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 22' 1920 i Applicationled November 7, 191,8. Serial No. 261,459.

To all 'whom t may concern: y

Be it known that l, THOMAS W. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at'333 F reman avenue, Long Island City, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented Vcertain new an'dnseliul 1inprovements in' Combined Dress-Suit Cases and Lockers, of which the following is speciication.

This invention relatesto improvements in a combined dress suitcase andlo'cker.

The prime object of the invention is t'o provide a suit case ofusual size, and so construct itv that it can beeonveniently converted linto a locker in which the clothesl stored in the suit case may be hung to prevent wrinkling.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure adapted to. be made compact or suit case purposes, but which may be separated and assembled to form a locker.

' F ig. 4 is a perspectiveof the sections ofy the suit case separated.

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal section lon the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the structure converted into a locker.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the collapsible door. f

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of a sectional rod. v

The numerals 1 and 2 indicate-two telescopic sections, the section 1 comprising two members 3and 4, and the section 2, comprising two members 5l and. rIhe member 4, comprises a horizontal bottom 7, a vertical side 8, the free edge of which 'is rebent to form ay guide 9,`and a vertical end 10, the innery edge of theJ latter being rebent toform ak guide 11. ThememberB, kis 4formed with vertical end 14,sn1`1gly V itsin the guide 11,

and the free edge' of the verticalside 13, snugly fits 1n the guide 9. One end 9a of thesection 1 is detachable, and is secured in place by clasps 9b when vthe structure is used as a suit case, the end being collapsible as shown, for a purpose to be described.

kThemember of the section 2, comprises ahorlzontal kbottom 16a vertical side 17, which is rebent at its free end to provide a guide k18, anda vertical end 19the free end o'f which iS rebent to form a guide 20. The member 6, comprises a horizontal top 21, a vertical side 22, and a vertical endl 23,

the free'edges of the vertical rside 22 and the` vertical end 23,k snugly engaging in the guides 18 and 20. One end 24,'of the section 2 is detachable and is collapsible, and is secured in position when the structure 1s used as a suit`case,by clasps 25. l The members forming the respective 'sections vertically telescope, as best shown in Fig. 2, `and the members are locked together by clasps or other vfasteningmeans shown at 27. These clasps prevent the inner members 3y and 6 being withdrawnfrom the members 4 and 5, when carryingthey suit case.

The sections 1 andk 2 are each provided at their lower inner edges with perforated ears or lugs 28 forming hinge elements through which a rod section 29, passes to form the; hinge connection, and on the top of said sections is a handle 30, and clamps 31. Stored in the suit case is a telescopic door 33, composeedoi two sections 34 and 35, each section being substantially the same therefore but one will be fit the ends of the member 36. Extending from the inner longitudinal edges of the member 37, are lugs 39, which engage in indentations 40, in the member 36, to form an interlock between the two members when n spread apar`t,'and extending from one edge of the vmember 36, are perforated 'ears 41. rodsection 42, passes-through the ears, aswill be `seen from the description to follow. *When it is desired to use the structure as a suit case, the members forming the sections', 1 and 2, `are-collapsed, and the detachable ends 24 are inserted, and then theclasps l 27, 9b and25, are locked, which holds ythe tions are retained together, and if desired a strap or straps 45 may be used to further secure the sections against separation.

If it be desired to convert the suit case into a locker, the rod section 29 is withdrawn and ends 9n and 24 are removed and the section l is turned up on its end l0, and the member 3 is withdrawn from member 4, and

the lug 46, is engaged in one ofthe inden? tations 47. It will of course be understood that the member 3, when withdrawing it, will slide through the guides l1, and its relation with member` 4, is maintained, the ends 4 and ..14 of the members now forming the bottom of the locker. y

` The members of the section 2 are withdrawn in the like manner and the lug 48 is engaged 'in oneof the indentations 49 to lock the parts together, and then the section is inverted to a vertical position and its open end is inserted within the open end of section l, andthe edges are supported on the lugs 50, as best shown in Fig. 6. The clasps 9b are now engaged over the lugs 5l and the two sections are therefore locked together which forms the body portion of the locker. The members 36 and 37 of the door sections 33 and 34 are now withdrawn and are locked together by the lugs 39, engagingr the indentations 40, then the two expanded sections are placed end to end and a spring clip 56 is slipped over the rebent ends. The door having been thus formed, it is fitted within the body portion and the ears 41 and 28 are brought into registry. rl`he rod sections 29 and 42 are screwed together and the elongated rod thus formed, is passed through the ears 28 and 41, which completes the hinge connection. rlhe door is latched by the clasps 3l, engaging lug 58. l

The collapsible detachable ends 9at and 24 -can be employed as shelves when the locker is made up, as shown clearly in Fig. 6, the sectionsbeing adjusted to it on lug 60.`

A rack or other clothes supporter may be suspended in the locker, so that Vwhen Y a travelerreaches his destination, his clothes are removed from the suit case, then the latter is dismantled and the locker is formed, and the clothes can be conveniently hung up to avoid wrinkling, or crushing. i

The parts may be made of metal or wood or other suitable material, and will be covered with appropriate material to present a neat finished appearance.

lirom the foregoing description it will be seenv that I have provided a construction which affords a traveler convenient and compact `means for carrying wearing apparel, and one which, when the destination is reached may be quickly and conveniently dismantled and converted into a locker wherein the apparel can be spread out. The invention is particularly adapted for trav elers in medium circumstances and those rooming in medium class houses Where a wardrobe or locker is not usually found.

. The structure is such that it can be quickly converted from a suit case to a locker, or from a locker to suit case, the parts being so arranged that they can be quickly released and assembled.

What I claim is il. A combined suit case and locker comprising a pair of sections composed of telescopic members, certain of Which have perforated ears, a collapsible door normally retained in the sections, a rod for engaging the perforated ears, the sections when hinged together forming a suit case,'and when said sections are extended and fitted end to end in each other forming a locker, the door being extended and hinged on the perforated ears by the rodto form a closure for the locker. L

2.` A combined suit case and locker comprising a pair of sections composed of telescopic members and a detachable end piece, hinges connecting the two sections, said sections adapted to be withdrawn and inserted in each other to form a locker, and a door hung on the hinges of the sections to form a closure forthe locker.

3. A combined suit case and locker comprising two sections hinged together, each section being composed of two members reversely fitted into each other, one of said members having vertical guides to receive the vertical edges of the 'other said member, detachable means for holding the two members together, detachable ends in each section, detachable means for holding the ends in position, a collapsible door normally contained in the sections, said sections being adapted to be separated and the members withdrawn and tted in each other to form a locker, and the door withdrawn and hinged to the hinges on the sections to form a closure for the locker. 4

4. A combined suit case and locker comprising two sections hingedtogetheneach section being composed of two telescopic members, one of said members having guides torreceive the other member, and also provided with hinge elements, a detachable end in,each section, means for holding the ends of the members together, a rod section to complete the'hinge between the sections, a collapsible door normally contained in the sections, a rod section associated with the door, ribs on the interior of certain of the members, whereby the sections may be assembled to form a locker and the door Withdrawn to form a closure for the locker, and means for securing the sections together When formed into a locker including the bringing together of the rod sections to form a hinge for the door.

5. In a closure of the character described, the combination of a pair of sections composed of telescopic members each open on one side and adapted to t each in the end of the other, a member of each section having hinge elements, means for securing the sections together, certain of the elements having lugs, end Sections, a collapsible door composed of twosections each of which comprises two sections telescopieally arranged and one section of' each member having hinge elements which register With the first 20 mentioned hinge elements, the end sections fitting on the lugs to form shelves.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

THOMAS WV. KING. 

